12/26/14 Shell Knob To West Mill Creek

[5bites]

I'll try to get those humminbird screens up tomorrow. Today was a wart hunting day with the family. Good night we covered some ground today lol. One lonely wart to show that cost to much. We have fun running around though.

[magicwormman]

Great report and pics. You have a couple of good looking boys and are very blessed that they enjoy the great sport of fishing. You will have many wonderful memories with them on the water. Than some day, Grandkids come along, and they will really bring joy into your life. You can spoil them every minute and than send them home. I've always said that Grandkids are Gods gift to us for raising our children.

[Quillback]

Good deal, it's great that your boys can hang in there winter bass fishing. Hopefully we'll get another spring bite this year like last year and you can get them out there when the fishing is easy.

Good find on that original Wart in "Brown Craw".

[Guest]

My son is only 2 years old. I really hope he enjoys fishing like me & my dad. Only time will tell.

Good luck fishing

[5bites]

Thanks again for the compliments guys.

Here's the screens I'm waaaaay late one. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I assume the big school is whites and the other is crappie?

[Quillback]

Cool screen shots.

[fishingaddiction]

Very nice images of fish and structure. I can see why you spent some time trying to catch them. That is one massive school of fish, which if they were white bass, why wouldn't they hit a spoon. When you find them like that it is normally a sure deal to catch some.

[J-Doc]

Very nice images of fish and structure. I can see why you spent some time trying to catch them. That is one massive school of fish, which if they were white bass, why wouldn't they hit a spoon. When you find them like that it is normally a sure deal to catch some.

Not true. Sometimes they get locked in on a specic type of bait. I'be thrown the kitchen sink at them and won't get a bite or a just a few bites. They want a specific bait that gives off just the right presentation, vibration, profile and they all react the same way. Whatever that majic combo is will be the key to filling the boat like a gas tank with all the recent low gas prices.

I've done this several times this year. Find a massive school and catch nothing. You have to be on the outer edge of the bait they are chasing. If in the school or in the bait, nothing. Whites roam around and don't just suspend too which makes it more of a challenge. You have to stay with them and they will sometimes swim a figure eight style pattern in a large area. Just constantly moving.

[J-Doc]

Hard to say on the screenshots but my guess is whites. Marks are too large at that depth and distance to be crappie. The smaller school shown could very well be crappie as they like to suspend off the bottom like that.

[fishingaddiction]

Good to know J-Doc. I guess I have been lucky enough to select the right lure and presentation to catch them. Didn't know they were so picky at times.